In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Meysey Hampton like this:
HAMPTON-MAISEY, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; near the boundary with Wilts, 2½ miles W by S of Fairford, and 6½ ESE of Cirencester r. station. It has a post office under Cricklade. Acres, 1, 920. Real property, £1, 596. Pop., 352. Houses, 80. The property is much subdivided. ...
The manor belongs to John Mott, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £604. * Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is ancient and cruciform, and has a central tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a British school, and charities £9.
Meysey Hampton through time
Meysey Hampton is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Meysey Hampton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Meysey Hampton, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10995
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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